In the corner of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, the natural sky light on the top shines through the sturdy wooden fence, projecting on Xining's pale face. He sat cross-legged in shackles, and several scars on his neck indicated that he had been severely sentenced, but the wounds had healed after a few months.

The other prisoners were moved to other places, cleaned inside and out, and even the smell of incense wafted in the air, hiding the filth that had endured for a long time.

The jailers and brocade guards were all carried away, and the entrance was guarded by more than a dozen stout guards. The emperor stared at Xining from a distance for a long time, and then walked slowly towards that side.

The sound of broken footsteps alarmed Xining. Xining turned her head and swept away, suddenly stunned, stunned for a long time before she came to her senses, and paused again and again, "Your Majesty!" Why did you bend to this filthy and inauspicious place? The little slave is fortunate to be alive for three lives, and at this time he can still see His Majesty with his own eyes, and the little slave dies without regrets! Woowoo woo ······"

Hearing Xining's sobbing, the emperor stopped, and his nose moved slightly, "It seems that you eat and sleep well here, and you haven't suffered much." ”

Xi Ning paused again, "Thanks to His Majesty for sending the Jinyi Guard to guard, the little slave is grateful, otherwise, the little slave would have been forced to death by the gang of people in the Criminal Department!" ”

"Death?" The emperor forced his eyes to look at Xining, and there was a bone-piercing coldness in his eyes, "The matter has come to this, do you still want to be aggrieved?" ”

"The slave of sin does not dare." Xi Ning fell to the ground, her arched figure looked extremely humble, "Your Majesty also knows that the first emperor had left a secret decree before his funeral, ordering the king of the foreign vassal of Beijing to balance the prince of Beijing, and the little slave was loyal to the first emperor, just playing the role of running errands and delivering letters, I hope Your Majesty will know it!" ”

The emperor was shocked, hurriedly turned around, waved his hand and motioned for the guards to retreat outside, and then the emperor turned his eyes to Xining, "I only learned about this after many years. Gritted his teeth, "When a family was killed, you came to Beijing alone, not to vent your anger, why!" ”

"The little slave has no evil intentions, this heart can be learned! At that time, the Liaodong army pursued and suppressed the Wuliang thieves, and the wrongful killing of innocents was completely due to a misunderstanding, who could the little slave complain about? In order to make a living, the little slave came to Beijing. Your Majesty might as well think about it, the little slave has been serving Your Majesty for many years, how can he ever have half a bad idea? The little slave has been by His Majesty's side for eighteen years, how many days and nights have that been? Your Majesty! ”

The emperor closed his eyes and carefully searched the past eighteen years in his mind to see if there was any suspicious figure of Xining in it, and the answer was: No! If Xining wants to plot against him, the Son of Heaven, there seems to be a chance, but Xining always behaves loyally and there is nothing suspicious.

The emperor opened his eyes, and his face was full of indignation, "Don't blame me for being ruthless, you plotted to kill King Yue, and did not hesitate to collude with the Warat people, the evidence is conclusive, this matter is known to all civil and military officials, I have to let you ambush you!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and left, with a resolute expression.

"Your Majesty!" Xining's eyes rolled, and she immediately kowtowed like pounding garlic, "Do you remember the rumors back then?" 'The heroes of the world, the beautiful husband of Jiangzuo', 'The turtle and snake stay, the Jiangnan Palace, the sage of Tufu, the life of the people', if the consequences are really like this, who knows what will happen to the complacent King Yue at that time? There are many things that you should believe rather than believe what you don't, Your Majesty! ”

The emperor turned around angrily and glared at Xining, "Shut up!" When death is on the verge of death, you still dare to tell right and wrong, do you want me to make an order for you to be ambushed at this moment! ”

Xining's forehead was torn out, blood was gushing, and he looked like he was open-minded, "Your Majesty is benevolent, and King Yue is bold and reckless, so I'm afraid of raising tigers!" Even if the little slave fights to the death, he has to be entangled with some people to the end, if His Majesty doesn't believe it, the little slave wants to die quickly! ”

The emperor was furious and raised his hand suddenly, but the next hand was fixed in the air for a long time, and after all, he did not issue the order to "come".

The emperor turned away, his gait extremely slow. He stood still at the exit for a long time, and when he went out, his face was no longer angry, only a little dazed.

Xining won the bet!

Jin Lian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, ushered in quickly, looking forward to the emperor's will to let Xining be punished, and it was best for the emperor to allow the interrogator to use the torture to see if he could take out some useful information from Xining's mouth. Jin Lian involuntarily glanced at Wang Zhen on the side.

The emperor waved his hand, left Jin Lian, and walked towards the king in the distance. Wang Zhen's brows furrowed slightly, and King Yu trotted over.

"Your Majesty."

The emperor glanced at King Yu a few times, "King Yu, you once said that I may not know what King Yue's intentions are, if you hastily kill Xining, King Yue may not appreciate it." What does this mean? ”

The king rolled his eyes blankly, then scratched his head vigorously, "Uh······ Did the minister say such a thing? Why didn't the minister remember? ”

"You're always like this, what Fang said is forgotten in a blink of an eye, when will you be able to grow snacks? Hmph, nonsense! The emperor reprimanded him very harshly, but his face was calm.

The king smiled and looked pleased.

The emperor suddenly remembered the vacancy of the squire of the Ministry of War, and the important ministers of the court rarely listed the name of Yu Qian, who had never been treated well by them, and ranked Yu Qian in the first place, as the first candidate, and Wang Zhen was also saying good things for Yu Qian in a roundabout way, look at this posture, it is imperative for Yu Qian to be reinstated and return to Beijing to serve as the right squire of the Ministry of War! However, yesterday's words of the Queen Mother still left a slight imprint on his mind, which made him no longer as comfortable as in the past when he got along with King Yu today.

"King Yu, Yu Qian has been ordered to enter Beijing, and will soon be reinstated as the right attendant of the military department. I heard that you once said good things about Yu Qian, is this serious? ”

King Yu scratched his head again, "Oh, I still remember this. A few years ago, Yu Qian violated the rules and entered Beijing, was impeached and imprisoned, and the minister heard that Yu Qian was honest and frugal, and had always loved the people, so where he passed, the people spoke highly of him. At that time, the minister thought, how could Yu Qian be imprisoned? Could it be that this is a rumor? The minister sent someone out to inquire about the matter, but those Jiuqing didn't care about the people sent by the minister at all, and later heard that Yu Qian was released from prison, so the minister stopped asking about the matter. ”

The emperor looked at King Yu quietly, "You are also idle, you might as well go with me to meet Yu Qian." ”

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In the Yongsu Palace, after Yu Qian's majesty saw him, the emperor did not allow him to retire. The emperor frowned, as if he was thinking about something, and King Yu stood a little in front of Yu Qian's side, looking absent-minded.

"Yu Qian, you have a lot of criticism of the court's forbearance policy, you might as well tell me about it carefully today." The emperor looked forward to it for a while, and said suddenly.

Yu Qian bowed, with a dignified appearance and elegant etiquette, swaying the extraordinary charm of a generation of celebrities to the extreme. "Your Majesty, the minister is not criticizing the forbearance policy itself, the minister thinks that in the face of Wara's step-by-step pressing, the Ming Dynasty's forbearance must be invalid, the Warat people have already had a deep plan for my Ming heart, they are not fools, they will never sit back and watch the Ming Dynasty slow down, but will choose to take advantage of the gap when the Ming is the weakest. What's more, when the Holy Lord of the Ming Dynasty chose forbearance, he was determined to eliminate the evils of the times, repair internal affairs to raise foreign affairs, and only temporarily take a defensive position against foreign enemies, never lose with financial resources, and weaken himself to fund the enemy! ”

As soon as Yu Qian opened his mouth, he was blunt, losing his reserved and restrained Confucian demeanor in the past.

This Yu Qian, who had just returned to Beijing by order, didn't know how to please the emperor! King Yu couldn't help but muttered secretly.

The emperor's eyes were cold, "What is the Holy Lord of the Ming Monarch?" ”

Yu Qian pondered for a long time, raised his eyes and looked at the emperor, "The Holy Lord of the Ming Monarch has the responsibility of who is better than me, leaving the trouble to himself and the comfort to future generations." ”

The emperor leaned forward, "You mean that I am suffering in the afterlife?" ”

Yu Qian knelt on the ground, "How dare the courtiers talk about the monarch's father!" The past does not forget the teacher of the future, and the minister only remembers that the monarch and ministers of the Song Dynasty endured again and again, did not fight for the lost land, and did not return to their homeland, but they were just in Gou'an! ”

This Yu Qian really dares to speak! King Yu's heart moved, and he felt that it was time for someone in the court to come forward to tell the truth, and he always whitewashed the peace, of course, it would bring disaster to future generations! It's just that Yu Qian's bluntness will make the Son of Heaven unhappy, and he has to hurry up and think of a way to round the field, otherwise the emperor will definitely not be able to come to the stage!

King Yu raised his head, and suddenly found that the emperor was staring at him closely, and a doubt suddenly flashed in his mind, and he immediately changed his angry face, "Your Majesty, this person is bold and has no words, and he should be subject to the court staff!" ”

The emperor's face softened, and he shook his head indifferently, "Yu Qian, go down." ”